Constitution
Section 7 . Vacancy in Office . If there is a vacancy in the office of President created by death , resignation , removal , or incapacity as determined by the Board of Directors , the First Vice President shall immediately assume the office of President . The new President , with the concurrence of the Board of Directors , shall name a person who is eligible in accordance with Constitution Article V Section 2 to serve as First Vice President . If there is a simultaneous vacancy in the offices of both President and First Vice President , the order of succession shall follow the order of officers as listed in Constitution Article V Section 1 . If there is a vacancy in any office other than President created by death , resignation , removal , or incapacity as determined by the Board of Directors , the President , in consultation with the Board of Directors , shall name a person who is eligible in accordance with Constitution Article V Section 2 to fill the position , though Article V Section 2 . B may be set aside at the Board of Directors ’ discretion . A . The State originally holding the vacated office may not run a candidate for the same office in the election immediately following the one in which the State ’ s candidate was elected should the vacancy occur on or after February 1st of the year of service . An exception may be made for promotion to President ; if an officer should ascend to the office of President due to a vacancy promotion , their State may still run another candidate for the other vacated office the following year . B . Should an office be vacated prior to February 1st of the year of service , the State whose student fills the vacancy shall have been considered to hold the office for the year , and that State may not run another candidate for the same office for the following year . C . Should a vacancy occur due to a candidate for an office not receiving enough votes , the newly elected officers shall appoint a qualified candidate to fill the position . The vacancy shall be considered a State of Emergency scenario ( Constitution Article V Section 3 . B . 3 ), and the newly elected officers shall have the right to decide to allow students from the State that held the office the prior year to be considered for appointment to the vacant position , provided that no other officer from that State has already been elected . All other qualifications of Constitution Article V , Section 2 may apply .